Publications by Series: Growing Your Own Vegetables (for beginners)
NEP-238: Growing Your Own: Cucumbers
Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Nov. 12, 2024 (New)
Cucumbers are a warm-weather crop that you can grow from a seed or transplant. They give many harvests over one to two months and can be enjoyed fresh or pickled.
NEP-237: Growing Your Own: Basil
Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 31, 2024 (New)
Basil is a flavorful herb that is easy to grow in pots or garden beds. It is a key part of Italian food, as well as Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian cuisines. Growing fresh basil can add great flavor to your meals for little cost.
NEP-225s: Cosechando Lo Suyo: El Brócoli
Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 29, 2024 (New)
El brócoli es una hortaliza de temporada fresca que pertenece a la familia de los “crucíferos“ junto al repollo y la coliflor, entre otros. El brócoli puede crecer tanto durante el otoño como en la primavera y se puede comer de diferentes formas.
NEP-227s: Cosechando Lo Suyo: La Remolacha
Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 29, 2024 (New)
La remolacha o betabel, sembrado en la primavera, crece bien en Kentucky. Es fácil de cultivar y rápido en madurar. Tanto las raíces como las hojas se pueden comer.
NEP-228s: Cosechando Lo Suyo: El Rábano
Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 29, 2024 (New)
Es fácil cultivar el rábano. Crece rápido y necesita muy poco espacio. Las raíces del rábano tienen pocas calorías y son altas en la vitamina C, K y B6. Dado que requieren poco espacio y tiempo, los rábanos son excelentes para que los cultiven los niños. Esta publicación solo habla del cultivo de los rábanos en la primavera.
NEP-239: Growing Your Own: Lettuce
Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 17, 2024 (New)
Lettuce is an easy, cool-season vegetable grown in the spring and fall. Fill your garden with a rainbow of lettuce for fresh, low-cost salads.
NEP-241: Growing Your Own: Garlic
Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 17, 2024 (New)
Garlic is a flavorful garden vegetable used in countless recipes. In Kentucky, plant garlic in October and early November. Leave it in the garden for the winter, then harvest in early to mid-summer when leaves begin to turn yellow and brown at the tips.
NEP-233: Growing Your Own: Composting
Daniel Bowen, Rick Durham, Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph | Nov. 16, 2023 (New)
Composting is the controlled breakdown of materials such as leaves, grass clippings, and food scraps, also called organic matter. During composting, tiny microorganisms feed on these leftovers. Once the microorganisms are done eating, compost will be all that remains.
NEP-231: Growing Your Own: Potatoes
Daniel Bowen, Rick Durham, Rachel Rudolph | Jul. 6, 2023 (New)
Potatoes grow well in the spring or fall. They are not roots but tubers, which are a type of stem. Potatoes are a good source of vitamins B and C, potassium, and complex carbohydrates.
NEP-232: Growing Your Own: Sweet Potatoes
Daniel Bowen, Rick Durham, Rachel Rudolph | Jul. 6, 2023 (New)
Add sweet potatoes to your garden this year if you have enough space. Despite what their name suggests, sweet potatoes (sometimes written as the single-word "sweetpotatoes") are not related to white potatoes. They like to grow in warm weather. They are healthy and a good source of vitamin A and vitamin C.
